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Preposterous 英[Prɪˈpɒstərəs 美[Prɪˈpɑstərəs Adj.反常的;荒谬可笑的;不合理的;悠谬 Adj Graded 极其荒谬的;愚蠢至极的 Describe Extremely

单词 preposterous
音标
英[prɪˈpɒstərəs] 美[prɪˈpɑstərəs]
解释
adj.反常的;荒谬可笑的;不合理的;悠谬;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
极其荒谬的;愚蠢至极的
If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
例:The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。
例:...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋
变形
adv:preposterously~

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